Order of the Knights of Rizal
Greater Jacksonville Chapter, Inc.

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Welcome to the Greater Jacksonville Chapter of the Order of the Knights of Rizal (KOR). The KOR is a cultural, non-sectarian, non-partisan, non-racial, international fraternal organization dedicated to honoring the ideals and teachings of the Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.

The KOR Greater Jacksonville Chapter, Inc is a registered non-profit organization that provides community service to the Filipino American community of the Jacksonville, FL area.


Just who was Dr. Jose Rizal? Click to find out.
If you would like to learn more about Dr. Jose Rizal and his teachings, join the KR Rizal Studies courses starting in the summer 2009. Exact times and locations to be announced. For more information, please contact Sir Greg Dorado.

KOR Jacksonville News

  • Rizal Week Celebration

    Memorial Mass for Dr. Jose Rizal
    Friday, June 19, 2009 at 5:30 pm
    A Memorial Mass for Dr. Jose Rizal at Sacred Heart Church in the Marian Chapel. All Knights of Rizal are requested in full uniform.
    Sacred Heart Catholic Church
    5752 Blanding Boulevard
    Jacksonville, FL 32244

    Flag Raising Ceremony and Fil-Am Community Picnic
    Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 10:00 am
    Fil-Am Cultural Center
    1320 Brannan Field Rd
    Middleburg, FL 32068

    Please join the Fil-Am community in this day of celebration. Events to include the annual flag raising ceremony and community picnic at the Fil-Am Cultural Center grounds in Middleburg, FL. All are welcome to attend.
  • 4th European Regional Assembly
    September 17-20, 2009
    Prague, Czech Republic
    For more information, click here. Several members of the Jacksonville Chapter are planning to attend. Please contact Sir Randy Fletcher if you are interested in attending.
  • Dr Jose Rizal Memorial Mass
    December 30, 2009
    Time and Location to be announced
  • Visit our Events page to find out about more details of upcoming events in the community.

 


KOR Notes & Quotes

HERO FOR THE NEW ASIA - "A century after his martyrdom, modern lessons from Jose Rizal."

Read the Last Poem of Rizal in English on the Rizal Studies Archives.

It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.
- Dr. Jose Rizal

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.
- Dr. Jose Rizal

Nobody can say how he shall die, but everybody must decide how and for what he shall live.
- Dr. Jose Rizal

The youth is the hope of our future.
- Dr. Jose Rizal

The Rizal Studies Page has been updated 6/15/08.

Would you like to support the Knight of Rizal and their quest to build a Fil-Am Cultural Center for the greater Jacksonville community? Click here for more details.

 

 

 

 


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